Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2011
Case ReportsNecrotizing enterocolitis in a 16-day-old, term neonate.
Necrotizing enterocolitis in a term neonate is a rare presentation to the ED. Prompt diagnosis and management is critical because of its rarity and the reported mortality of 5-20%. We report a case of necrotizing enterocolitis in a term neonate who presented at 16 days of age with bloody stool.
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Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2011
Introduction to paediatric advanced life support. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010.
• Introduction to Paediatric Advanced Life Support. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010 • Advanced Life Support for Infants and Children Diagnosis and Management. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010 • Flowchart for the Sequential Management of Life-threatening Dysrhythmias in Infants and Children. ⋯ ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010 • Techniques in Paediatric Advanced Life Support. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010 • Management after Resuscitation in Paediatric Advanced Life Support. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010.
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Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2011
Clinical diagnosis and outcomes for Troponin T 'positive' patients assessed by a high sensitivity compared with a 4th generation assay.
High sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) detects lower levels of troponin T with greater precision than the 4th generation (cTnT) assay. However, the clinical implications of this are uncertain. ⋯ Many patients with diagnoses other than AMI will have hsTNT above the reference level. Indiscriminate testing with hsTnT might lead to more patients requiring serial troponin testing and/or invasive further tests, which will have process and resource implications for EDs and health services.
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Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2011
Practice GuidelineAssessment of the newborn infant. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010.